Paris Fashion Week S/S 10: Akris

The Akris show this morning was exciting for me, because I had excellent memories of the previous year, which had proved very beautiful and thrilling (I went over to meet Kate Lanphear).
I was not dissapointed.
The entire collection is jaw-droppingly gorgeous and “The next chapter. [...] A signature statement.”

With a palette [...]

Light on at Rick Owens!!

We are definitely having a Rick Owens moment here!
“This Season I thought it was time to lighten up…My approach to pretty.”,  as Rick Owens puts it.
The king of monochrome has softened his style but his trademark remains through asymmetric, structured biker jackets, fluid wide legged jumpsuits.
A show where sculptures [...]

Vivienne Westwood S/S 10

At Vivienne Westwood this past Friday, the sensation was on the runway but also off it, thanks to the presence of Rhianna, heralded by a mob of photographers.
On each seat, the press release for Vivienne Westwood urged us all to revisit trends by looking at our first fashion role model, [...]

Paris Fashion week s/s 2010 Tsumori Chisato

During the late eighteenth century and the earlier nineteenth century, authors such as Émile Zola, Jack London, and Stephen Crane and poets such as Robert Frost and Wallace Stevens were struggling with leaving behind traditional attitudes and finding a new philosophy of life. For spring/summer 2010 I feel Tsumori Chisato [...]